TEACH the way they LEARN.

Some teachers believe that teaching can only be reading, math, social studies, science, etc. but I am a teacher who has a different teaching philosophy.  I believe in teaching students about current events going on in the outside world and making them aware of their outside surroundings as well as making learning related to what they are interested in and that's exactly what this blog post is about!

So, as many of you know, a couple weeks ago a HUGE America event took place.....the

SUPERBOWL!!! 

Since I'm a cool second grade teacher ;), we had Football Friday on the Friday before the Superbowl, where all day...we did football-themed activities!!! 

We did a football Boggle game, where the students had to see how many words they could make with the word "football," we did a football-themed Math Addition Scoot...where the students had to "scoot" around the room and solve the problems...

Football Scoot

And then...of course, we had to VOTE to see who would win the Superbowl 

and tell why that team would win the Superbowl! 

Broncos Helmet with writing! :)

Seahawks Helmet with writing! :)

Final Votes!!! Broncos were favored in our classroom!

 

This was our big project for the day, followed by some amazing Rice Krispie Peanut Butter Balls made by me! :)  Check out the recipe at this link!  http://partiesandholidays.blogspot.com/2009/12/few-of-my-favorite-christmas-treats.html  They were amazing! 

Sadly, our 2nd grade didn't vote the right way...because the Seahawks won...but it was a fun-filled football Friday and the students LOVED it and still got to learn at the same time :)   Learning is so much more enjoyable when it is related to the students' interests..and that's exactly what this day was all about!

Thank you all for listening...and until next time, stay safe! <3